Wednesday, June 25, 2014

these illustrations also appear in the current issue of l'officiel italia, framing an article about nicolas ghesquière, who recently replaced marc jacobs as the new creative director at louis vuitton. his first LV collection premiered in paris on march 5th, beginning a new chapter for the 160-year-old fashion house.

drawing these looks, i came to appreciate why ghesquière is so well loved (this vanity fair article nicely sums up the appeal of his designs): the proportions of the clothes, the simplicity of the styling and the use of high quality textiles is so easy on the eyes; it just looks so right, so well made, so chic and cozy all at once.

Friday, June 13, 2014

my shop is featured on etsy today! click here for a ramble about how i got started and a few more photos of my workspace and process. so many thanks for your support and positive feedback; it means everything!

Monday, June 9, 2014

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

it's my party, and i'll cry if i want to: the third painting in my "la boum" series for the next enormous tiny art show. 5x5 inches; pen, watercolor and acryla gouache on paper. since i was burning the midnight oil anyway, i decided to scan it every few steps. here's how it all went down: